That must have been some time ago... Nowadays, you can buy Christmas candy in late September, get decorations early in October, and see store decorations like the one above in late October, if the store owner/manager is lazy. At least animatronic Santas aren’t a thing here in Germany (yet).

Man, all those “Pinkham’s Law”-comments are annoying.

That dog was the only thing I really noticed

Huh. Funny, I have never heard of this. Maybe because no one takes Stern seriously...

Danny Bhoy on QI!

The Spanish rarely use butter, they use olive oil instead. Cakes included

When I turned five, nobody wanted to come to my birthday party. So my grandma invited one of her friends over, just to have someone to share the birthday cake with. One old lady agreed.

Have you met Sparta and Loki?

I suspect the acid bath is what makes it work (if it works)

I swear by Kaufmanns Haut- und Kindercreme for skin and lips. I don't know if it's available in the US, though.

I swear by Kaufmanns Haut- und Kindercreme for skin and lips. I don't know if it's available in the US, though.

That gif is mesmerizing. Can't. Stop. Staring. O__O

Now that you say it...

Meh. The National did a better job at starting a war:

My (German) flatmate told me he physically cannot piss sitting down.

I don't get that hype about Beyonce. Not at all.

Not enough. Or appropriate.

Let me introduce you to one of my favourite dishes, the Flammkuchen: http://www.nprberlin.de/post/recipe-fl…

I can't even answer that, really. He was sweaty as hell, which was rather disgusting. It happened after 2 joints (a first) and a few beers (not a first). And yes, I knew what I was doing.

And here's the link for those who are interested: